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World Politics: UK, US, Political BiographyThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:00:57 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.185427980SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Mohammed bin Salman Wants End of War in Yemenhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/saudi-arabia-politics-mohammed-bin-salman-wants-end-of-war-in-yemen/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/saudi-arabia-politics-mohammed-bin-salman-wants-end-of-war-in-yemen/#respondTue, 15 Aug 2017 11:51:38 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67847Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the Saudi throne, confessed to two former US officials he "wants out" of the brutal two-year war he started in Yemen. More than 10,000 people have been killed and 40,000 injured in the war in Yemen, since bin Salman launched his Decisive Storm campaign to regain the country from Houthi control. Yemen is being ravaged by an outbreak of cholera that has infected 500,000 people.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/11/saudi-arabia-politics-shia-dissident-haider-al-lif-must-die-saudi-court-verdict/feed/067649SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Amnesty Over, ‘Illegal Expatriates’ Await Saudi Crackdownhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/#respondTue, 08 Aug 2017 17:05:09 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67539Saudi authorities estimate more than 600,000 people took the amnesty, which allowed any foreigner in breach of residency laws in the world's top oil exporter to leave without penalty. "We don't know what will happen to us," said Atif Alam, 28, an Indian worker at a desolate labor camp in eastern Riyadh who fears a police raid. He rarely leaves the camp, wary of being seized at police checkpoints on roads throughout Riyadh.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/08/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-over-illegal-expatriates-await-saudi-crackdown/feed/067539SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Saudi Shias Ordered to Leave Awamiyah or Die: Sourceshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/07/29/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-shias-ordered-to-leave-awamiyah-or-die-sources/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/29/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-shias-ordered-to-leave-awamiyah-or-die-sources/#respondSat, 29 Jul 2017 12:36:31 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=66979Since the early hours of Saturday, the Saudi forces have started taking the town under heavy shellfire, virtually barricading the public in their homes.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/29/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-shias-ordered-to-leave-awamiyah-or-die-sources/feed/066979SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: 14 Anti-Government Protesters to be Beheaded Including Michigan-Bound Studenthttp://politicoscope.com/2017/07/26/saudi-arabia-politics-14-anti-government-protesters-to-be-beheaded-including-michigan-bound-student/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/26/saudi-arabia-politics-14-anti-government-protesters-to-be-beheaded-including-michigan-bound-student/#respondWed, 26 Jul 2017 08:07:47 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=66833“King Salman’s signature is now all that stands between them and their execution," Samah Hadid, of Amnesty International’s Middle East group said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/26/saudi-arabia-politics-14-anti-government-protesters-to-be-beheaded-including-michigan-bound-student/feed/066833SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Addiction and Intrigue: Inside Saudi Palace Couphttp://politicoscope.com/2017/07/19/saudi-arabia-politics-addiction-and-intrigue-inside-saudi-palace-coup/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/19/saudi-arabia-politics-addiction-and-intrigue-inside-saudi-palace-coup/#respondWed, 19 Jul 2017 14:48:20 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=66522Quoting a witness at the palace, one Saudi source said King Salman this month pre-recorded a statement in which he announces the transfer of the throne to his son.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/07/13/saudi-arabia-politics-amnesty-saudi-arabia-silence-shia-dissent-with-execution/feed/066173SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Under House Arresthttp://politicoscope.com/2017/06/29/saudi-arabia-politics-prince-mohammed-bin-nayef-under-house-arrest/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/29/saudi-arabia-politics-prince-mohammed-bin-nayef-under-house-arrest/#respondThu, 29 Jun 2017 10:44:45 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=65503The guards at Mohammed bin Nayef’s palace in Jidda have reportedly been replaced by guards loyal to Mohammed bin Salman and Nayef has not been allowed to leave his palace since then, the report said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/17/saudi-arabia-king-salman-bin-abdulaziz-strips-crown-prince-of-prosecution-oversight/feed/065036SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Saudi Arabia May Allow Some Qataris to Stayhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/06/11/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-arabia-may-allow-some-qataris-to-stay/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/11/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-arabia-may-allow-some-qataris-to-stay/#respondSun, 11 Jun 2017 12:54:48 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=64784Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates say they may allow some Qatari nationals to stay in their countries as a deadline looms for Qataris to return home amid a diplomatic crisis.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/11/saudi-arabia-politics-saudi-arabia-may-allow-some-qataris-to-stay/feed/064784SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Ordered to Die: 14 Shia Activists Sentenced By Saudi Court to Die Because of Peaceful Protesthttp://politicoscope.com/2017/05/26/saudi-arabia-politics-ordered-to-die-14-shia-activists-sentenced-by-saudi-court-to-die-because-of-peaceful-protest/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/26/saudi-arabia-politics-ordered-to-die-14-shia-activists-sentenced-by-saudi-court-to-die-because-of-peaceful-protest/#respondFri, 26 May 2017 10:35:42 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=64216The tough verdicts were issued amid wave of unrest in Shia town of Awamiyah in Qatif, which has come under attack by regime forces over the past weeks.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/22/saudi-arabia-politics-55-middle-eastern-countries-trump-pledge-34000-troops-to-fight-isis-in-iraq-syria/feed/064026PALESTINE POLITICS: 3 Palestinians Sentenced to Death By Hamas for Killing Mazen Fuqahahttp://politicoscope.com/2017/05/21/palestine-politics-3-palestinians-sentenced-to-death-by-hamas-for-killing-mazen-fuqaha/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/21/palestine-politics-3-palestinians-sentenced-to-death-by-hamas-for-killing-mazen-fuqaha/#respondSun, 21 May 2017 12:41:30 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=63996"The field court has sentenced the three convicted of carrying out the crime of the assassination of martyr Mazen Fuqaha to death," said Brigadier-General Naser Suleiman, chairman of the Hamas-run military judiciary.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/21/palestine-politics-3-palestinians-sentenced-to-death-by-hamas-for-killing-mazen-fuqaha/feed/063996SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: Trump Wins Warm Welcome in Saudihttp://politicoscope.com/2017/05/20/saudi-arabia-politics-trump-wins-warm-welcome-in-saudi/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/20/saudi-arabia-politics-trump-wins-warm-welcome-in-saudi/#respondSat, 20 May 2017 14:42:14 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=63965It was a warmer welcome than had been granted to Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, who was seen in Arab kingdom as soft on Iran and hesitant on Syria.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/20/saudi-arabia-politics-trump-wins-warm-welcome-in-saudi/feed/063965SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: US Eager to Sell Arms Worth Billions of Dollars to Saudi Arabia: US Sourceshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/05/06/saudi-arabia-politics-us-eager-to-sell-arms-worth-billions-of-dollars-to-saudi-arabia-us-sources/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/06/saudi-arabia-politics-us-eager-to-sell-arms-worth-billions-of-dollars-to-saudi-arabia-us-sources/#respondSat, 06 May 2017 17:00:35 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=63249Saudi Arabia is Trump's first stop on his maiden international trip, a sign of his intent to reinforce ties with a top regional ally.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/04/24/saudi-arabia-politics-prince-khaled-bin-salman-who-bombed-isis-yemen-now-ambassador-to-us/feed/062627SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS: China to Set Up Hunter-Killer Aerial Drones Factory in Saudi Arabiahttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/26/saudi-arabia-politics-china-to-set-up-hunter-killer-aerial-drones-factory-in-saudi-arabia/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/26/saudi-arabia-politics-china-to-set-up-hunter-killer-aerial-drones-factory-in-saudi-arabia/#respondSun, 26 Mar 2017 20:00:29 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60805Beijing sold more than three dozen of its then-advanced, nuclear-capable, intermediate-range DF-3A ballistic missiles to Saudi Arabia in 1988 at a cost of US$3.5 billion.